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Alpinarium Galtür
The current exhibition "The wall - Life in the mountains" tells about the different survival strategies of animals, plants and human beings in the Alps.

Mozarthaus Vienna A centre devoted to the life and works of a musical genius
Domgasse 5 is the only one of Mozart’s apartments in Vienna that still exists today. The composer lived in Mozarthaus Vienna from 1784 to 1787 in grand style, with four large rooms, two small ones and a kitchen. The life and works of this musical genius are presented in and around this apartment on four exhibition levels. In addition to the historical Mozart apartment visitors can find out about the times in which Mozart lived and his most important works.

Castle Burg Riegersburg
Riegersburg, situated on a volcano rock, proudly overlooks the soft hills of Eastern Styria. Unconquered for centuries, is she still today a remarkable fortress and fills people with respect. You can „conquer“ the castle, climbing up the footpath through the seven archways or you can use the lift at the north side of the castle. The first knight who is known to have build a castle here, was a Rüdiger von Hohenberg and the castle was name after him, „Ruotkerspurch“, that was in 1138.

Danube Tower Vienna
The Danube Tower is 252 meters the tallest building in Austria, since 1964 and marks a decisive modern city of Vienna. Modern Express lift takes guests to the observation deck at 150 meters. The modern cabin design offers maximum comfort, the panoramic glass ceiling in the cabin offers a spectacular view in the tower interior.

Animal Park Buchenberg
Little adventures. Really big. Sense the territories of our wild animals and the huge walkable owl cages. The nature and adventure parc Buchenberg offers adventures and encounters with less known native wild animals. Unique walkable owl-mainframes, distinctive territories for example territory primeval forest with wolf, lynx and wildcat.

Achensee Steam Cog Railway
Whistling, hissing and puffing the Achensee Steam Cog Railway makes its way up to the Tyrol’s largest alpine lake, driven by the World’s oldest steam cog locomotives. In 1888 his Majesty the Emperor Kaiser Franz Josef I gave his consent to the construction of the narrow gauge steam cog railway, and since 1889 the Achenseebahn has been transporting holiday-makers and day trippers from Jenbach to the boat station of Seespitz at the Southern shore of the Achensee.

Hall-Wattens
to the Hall-Wattens region. Awaiting you here are ten pretty villages (Absam, Baumkirchen, Fritzens, Gnadenwald, Mils, Thaur, Tulfes, Volders, Wattenberg and Wattens) and then Hall in Tirol, one of Austrias most beautiful towns.

Animal park Stadt Haag
In a stunning natural park is this animal park in den west of Lower Austria, near the worth seeing town Haag. This animal park is a recreation area. Along the trails are well laid out some 80 domestic and exotic species, over 800 animals, beautifully observed. Popular with children, in addition to the species an d the large children’s playground experience with a lot of play an d skill stations.

Kunst Haus Wien
KUNST HAUS WIEN, which was founded in 1991, has two exhibition areas: the Hundertwasser Museum and the exhibition rooms devoted to international temporary exhibitions. These are supplemented by the MuseumShop and the Café Restaurant Dunkelbunt. KUNST HAUS WIEN was established on the basis of the philosophy and artistic principles of the Austrian artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser (1928 –2000).

Universalmuseum Joanneum
The Universalmuseum Joanneum invites you to discover a fascinating world of old and contemporary art, ethnology, archaeology, nature, architecture and much more – in other words to a world of culture and history, entertainment and fun.

Zoo Linz
In the generous enclosures you will find more than 600 animals, e.g. meerkats, coaties, parrots, kangaroos and terrariums with boas and tarantulas. Especially attractive for children is the great monkey family. The little paradise, situated halfway up the Pöstlingberg, promises close experience with local and exotic fauna.

Schallaburg Renaissance Castle
The Schallaburg, located about 5 kilometers from Melk, ranks among the finest Renaissance castles north of the Alps. The core of the fortress, which dates back to the Middle Ages, has survived in the form of the Romanesque residential castle and the Gothic chapel.

Castle Landskron
Old swords, inscription-stones and hill-graves proove that Landskron was already settled in the 9th Century bef.Chr. An amount of these founds are imured in the "Kronensaal" today. A document of King Karlmann from the year 878 reports that the possession was given to the monastery Altoetting in Bayern. 1028 Count Ozzi appears as new Lord, then the counts from Sternberg came, who built a Castle.

Zwölferhorn Seilbahn – St. Gilgen – Wolfgangsee - Salzkammergut
The Zwölferhorn is one of the most beautiful mountains within the Salzkammergut and a ride with the cable car is always an unforgettable experience. There are numerous very well signposted hiking trails and from the top of the mountain you can enjoy a magnificent view of the surrounding mountains and seven lakes.

Museum of Military History in Vienna
The Military History Museum was built according to plans of Ludwig Foerster and Theophil Hansen from 1850 to 1856 and was thus the first Viennese museum. The styles of this town's oldest historic building range from Byzantine, Hispano-Moorish to Neo-Gothic. In five major sections the museum shows the history of the Habsburg empire from the end of the 16th century until 1918 and Austria's fate after the dissolution of the monarchy up to the year 1945.

Leopold Museum
The Leopold Collection is one of the most important collections of modern Austrian art in the world. The more than 5,000 exhibits collected by Rudolf and Elisabeth Leopold over five decades were consolidated in 1994 with the assistance of the Republic of Austria and the National Bank of Austria into the Leopold Museum Private Foundation.

Castle Rappottenstein
This powerful imposing stronghold is right in the heart of the "Waldviertel". A guided visit of this fortress, which has never been conquered, leaves an unforgettable impression on visitors.

Natural History Museum Vienna
On the upper ground floor (Hochparterre) can be seen fascinating and valuable precious stones and minerals, rare fossils and gigantic dinosaurs, as well as famous prehistoric works of art. One of the most important is the 25.000 year-old figure of “Venus von Willendorf”, the skeleton of a Diplodocus, the longest terrestrial vertebrate that has ever lived, a giant topaz weighing 117 kg and the valuable bouquet of jewels which Maria Theresia had made as a present for her husband.

Aqua Terra Zoo Tropical Freshwater Fishes
More than 6.000 animals are shown on an area of 3.500 m2. In the section for terrarium animals you see crocodiles, poisonous snakes, constrictor and saurians. The main attactions of the tropical seawater section are the huge fish tanks, the sharks, sea turtles, many different corals, as well as gorgeous fish. The center of the tropical freshwater is the aquarium containing piranhas.

Carinthian fun park
Fun, action, recreation in an natural environment and lots more - the first Carinthian fun park at Lake Presseggersee will give you and your family an unforgettable holiday. Besides the wide beach area you can enjoy many exciting attractions for the young and the young at heart.

Robert Musil Literatur Museum
The Robert Musil literature Museum is the birth house of the Austrian poet Robert Musil in Klagenfurt (1880-1942). The 1867 established house are in the possession of the state capital complaint ford. It was developed by the city complaint ford in the years 1996 and 1997 to a modern center for literature.

Monkey Mountain adventure in Ossiach
Have you ever observed free-roaming monkeys at close range? At Monkey Mountain, you have the unique opportunity to observe monkeys in a free-roaming environment. There are no glass panes or cages to separate you from the animals. We will walk you through Monkey Mountain and tell you all you want to know about our monkeys and other species.

Sternwarte Königsleiten
The observatory in Königsleiten which opened in the end of 1996 her leadership company was complemented in April, 1997 with a Zeiss planetarium (as the highest planetarium of Europe in the Guiness book) with 7 m of dome diameter.

Fairy-tale wood in Styria
At the fairy-tale wood in styria more than 100 fairy-tale figures are waiting for you to tell you their tale. Explore around 30 castles, palaces and ruins! Have fun on the large adventure playground: The longest four-lane slide of Upper Styria, a gigantic trampoline, a cowboy fort with a gold digger camp, electric cars and donkey riding are waiting for you to spend an extra-ordinary day in Upper Styria.

Sigmund Freud Museum
In Sigmund Freud’s former apartment and office, you will see an exhibition documenting the life and work of the founder of psychoanalysis, original furnishings, articles of daily use and antiquitites from Freud’s collection as well as temporary special exhibitions.

Technology Museum Wien
On an area of 22.000 square meters, the Technisches Museum Wien offers a wide range of fascinating insights into the world of technology. Unique exhibits from the past to the present make the house a venue for exploring exciting technological developments.

Terra Mystica
The multimedia experience tunnels of the superlatives! The pit trip, mysterious subterranean miracle world begins with the 68-m-long miner's children's slide. There the visitor walks for the time being and then goes with a real pit road - only in Carinthia - by the tunnels.

Familienparadies Agrarium
The longest experience chute of Austria, natural adventure act ions, round trips, boat ball in the carp pond, which "Parcour of the Senses", the varied Felixx rallye with seductive deliciousnesses in the Agrarium hotel as well as the large pond make the trip day to a rich experience for the whole family.

Castle Tratzberg
Renaissance gem among Austria’s castles, documented for the first time in the 13th century the Castle Tratzberg was used as former border stronghold against the Bavarians and as Emperor Maximilian’s I hunting lodge. In the late 15th century the former fortress was destroyed by fire.

Steam boat MS Stadt Wien
Come on board! The ride with our nostalgie steam boat “MS Stadt Wien”, the wonderful Wachau and the delicious specialities on board guarantee for a beautiful day.

Reptilienzoo Happ
Never again will you be afraid of snakes - you'll definitely lose your fears when visiting Happs Reptile Zoo. You'll experience mambas, cobras, rattlesnakes, venomous frogs, lizards, spiders, fish and tortoises in terrariums, in open air grounds and even up close. Don’t miss feeding time!

Sports Park Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt Sports Park with the significant stadium is a modern sports infrastructure that is embedded between a city, mountains and a lake in the three countries’ region of Carinthia, Friuli Venezia Giulia and Slovenia. The stadium, a ball games competence centre and the football academy make up the cornerstones of Klagenfurt Sports Park.

Familypark Neusiedlersee
Offer Enjoy fantastic family adventures! 140,000 square metres of fun & action! Austria’s biggest leisure and family park is located close to Lake Neusiedl. Visitors flock here to enjoy the thrills of the themed areas such as the ‘adventure castle’, ‘fairytale wood’, ‘adventure island’ and the ‘farm’.

Naturparks Austria
The Naturparks of Austria represent a variety of typical sceneries which her natural and cultural climaxes as well as a wide spectrum of possibilities of the physical experience. In Austria there are currently 47 Naturparks which will be glad about your visit and spoil you with offers and specialities.